Bible Thought Friday July 14 1933
Today's Bible Thought centers on seeking the Lord while he may be found and calling upon him while he is near as drawn from Isaiah 55 6. The brief devotional invites reflection and faith.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1933
Page
4
Lake movement urged to boost industry and soil health
A column urges Washington county to support building lakes and planting trees to conserve surface water, create jobs, and improve agricultural productivity. It warns the water table has fallen, urges vast lake construction, tree planting, and sustained conservation efforts for Iowa’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crooked Creek
Skunk
Iowa
Washington County
World as an Economic Unit? A critique of Libby speech
The piece questions Frederick Libby’s claim that the world is an economic unit. It argues interdependence exists but a universal level is impractical, noting wage disparities and the need for unification would force sacrifices. It cautions against assuming a global economic balance and mocks the idea with a gold finger nail image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Libby
The
National Council For the Prevention of War
New Zealand
Italy
Japan
China
Libby
Africa
McElroy
Citys
By-the-Way Puzzles Jokes and Local Quips in a Sunny Column
The column offers a fifty cent prize for explaining why kit ten ball is called Kitten-ball and lampoons city sights from painting Central Park fence to band concerts. It sneers at back slappers and lists odd quotes, poems and a humorous rail on Central Park Perk.
Plans for County Lake Project Urged to Prevent Future Droughts
The speaker argues for lake construction in the county as essential to water control for the Midwest. Sites exist and state needs the lakes. without undoing past forest cutting and land drainage harm, serious trouble is imminent in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
In Memoriam for Beloved Wife and Mother
In memory of our dear wife and mother who passed from our home July 15 1931. We weep for her and cherish her tender love. Eve made our fireside bright and now she rests with the angel host. Her sinless heart and pages of faith await reunion with friends.
Kuortnerus Family Plans Move to Bright Happy Land
R. T. Kuortnerus and family announce plans to relocate to a bright and happy land, seeking a fresh start and new opportunities for the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Kuortnerus and
Talkies wipe out dialects says Mayo director
Archie Mayo, who directed Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in The Life of Jimmy Dolan for Warner Bros, predicts twenty years of talking pictures will erase localized dialects in America. He says idioms and dialects are being leveled by talkies and a new language will emerge, blending English strains and American speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talking Pictures
America
Archie Mayo
Douglas Fairbanks
Jros
Warner Bros
Jimmy Dolan
State Theatre
Talkies
George Arliss
Miss Chatterton
Popular Afflictions in Uncle Eben's Take on Politics and Society
Uncle Eben laments a shifting social climate where white men seek political power and white women long for social elevation, implying ongoing tensions between race, ambition, and cultural expectations in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Soup invitation echoes through evening chatter
A lighthearted exchange about sharing a bowl of soup resurfaces amid a reminder to recall the earlier plan to address the fence around Central Park, mentioned by Pr. S. The mood hovers between casual banter and civic note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. S
Central Park
New Haven Social Roundup Notes Family Visits
In New Haven area Mrs. Marion Smith hosts and visits span families. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sheets and daughter visit Mrs. Frank Smith. Merle Statler, Marion Smith and children attend Dr. L A Baker's home in Oskaloosa. A R Strum hosts guests including M D Lee and Oral Mayo. oat cutting aid from Charlie Strohm and Lester Lease. Howard Snyder family joins Merle Statler. Addison Baker birthday gathering with Marion Smith and family. Mrs Charlie McKinstry has been poorly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Walter Sheets
Frank Smith
Merle Statler
Marion Smith
Dr. L. A. Baker
Oskaloosa
A. R. Strum
M. D. Lee
Oral Mayo
Joe Simmering
Jack Kupka
Charlie Strohm
Lester Lease
Howard Snyder
Addison Baker
Charlie McKinstry
Keota Social News Roundup Highlights Visits and Ailments
Keota social notes list visits among local families including Mr. and Mrs. Andy Brinning and Gale, Orville Ward and family, Ada and Cecil Bales, and many others. Esther Greiner fractured her collar bone, and threshing ring meetings and sick visits are noted involving Guy Black, John Redlinger, and Dr. Morris among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
R. R
Andy Brinning
Gale
Chris Brinning
Washington Hospital
Orville Ward
Levi Bales
Ada
Cecil
Guy Black
Esther Greiner
Frank I. Greiner
Warren Carris
John Redlinger
Amanda Brinning
Myrtle Black
Everette
Fiona Redlinger
Richland
Jake Conrad
Maurice
Mack McFarlen
Carl Klein
Guy Blacks
Dr. Morris of
Red Yo der's Giants Defeat Kelley's Cleaners 19 to 12
In Kalona on Tuesday evening under lights Red Yo der's Giants beat Kelley's Cleaners of Iowa City 19 to 12. Several local social notes report visits from M B Threnfelt, Miss Geraldine Spratt, the Gingerichs, and others. Auto accident injuries are noted to Mr and Mrs Lee Niffenegger's daughters in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Red Yoder
Frank Gingerich
John C. Gingerich
Gingerich
Joella Gingerich
California
Clifford Lahey
Hal Tommy
Washington
Tom Lahey
Lee Niffenegger
Elizabeth
Alpha
Eunice
Iowa City
Niffenegger
Frytown
Annas Miller
Matthess
Miller
Annas
Charles Fleming
Bud Mulcahy
J. K. Mehaffey
Racketeers Build Tight Grip on Kansas City Trade
Kansas City faces a broad syndicate-ruled economy with illegal slot gambling profits near 8 million dollars annually. Racketeers profit from hotels cleaners and linen services while political power dictates club and ginger ale rackets led by John Lazia. Police pressure and kidnappings test local resolve as officials pledge action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McEelroy
Kansas City
John Lazia
Neil Donnelly
Lazia
Mary McElroy
McElroy
Last Line of Defense on Racketeering War
Colonel Charles Edwards argues the federal government is the last line of defense in the fight against crime. He notes racketeering often starts with corrupt politicians and labor leaders allying with gangs for industrial power. The series continues tomorrow detailing federal moves in this early war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Edwards
Kansas City
Scarlet River at Fox theater stars Tom Keene Roscoe Ates
RKO Pictures film Scarlet River features Tom Keene with Roscoe Ates and Ed Kennedy in supporting roles. Ates marks his first non stuttering screen appearance as a comic farm hand while Kennedy plays an excited director for Keene. Dorothy Wilson Creighton Chaney and Hooper Atchley also appear in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RKO Radio Pictures
Tom Keene
Fox Theatre
Roscoe Ates
Ed Kennedy
Dorothy Wilson
Creighton Chaney
Hooper Atchley
Ates
Kennedy
Keene Films On Arizona Ranch Thief Plot Unfolds
The narrative follows Keene arriving at an Arizona ranch to shoot a new picture and discovering pretty owner Dorothy Wilson being swindled out of her property by her foreman and a band of range outlaws. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hender and son David visit Davenport for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene
Arizona
Dorothy Wilson
Robert Hender
David
Davenport
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